Comment & Opinion

France’s fiscal mess has only one true solution
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 22, 2026
France’s crisis keeps getting more extreme, spilling over the weekend into broader protests that precipitated hundreds of millions of euros in damage ...
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In Omar case, follow the evidence
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 22, 2026
When federal investigators examine a public official’s immigration records, the public deserves two things at once: a serious inquiry and a fair one. ...
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Trump on wrong side of struggle
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Oct 22, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Frustrated by his inability to end the Iran war and curb the high domestic fuel prices that are hurting him politically, President ...
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Familiar spectacle of ‘protester’ looting
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 21, 2026
American cities have seen the smash-and-grab movie that played this weekend in previously peaceful French cities. It’s the one where guys in hoodies a...
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ESPN is gambling with its credibility
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ADAM MINTER Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 20, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Nicole Noren spent 24 years at ESPN, much of that time producing award-winning investigative journalism on difficult topics, includin...
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Spain’s housing backlash is a warning for America
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By JOHN GIBBS 
Oct 20, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Spain's government may become the latest casualty of a housing crisis that policymakers helped create, offering a cautionary tale f...
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Could a vaccine help prevent breast cancer?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DR. SUSAN BRANTON 
Oct 19, 2026
Vaccines have helped prevent many serious illnesses. Now, researchers are studying whether a vaccine could also help stop certain breast cancers befor...
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Other Voices: I am woman, see me vote
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 16, 2026
My mom would come home from work having ridden a packed subway and remind my dad on Election Day that they still had to vote. So they would force them...
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Read the room, Mr. Don Boyd
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@oleantimesherald.com 
Oct 16, 2026
Do you ever find yourself screaming at inanimate objects? Sports fans, I know that's a yes. I always have giggled a bit when people "help out" the mov...
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Waste of the Day: Transpo center delayed 28 years
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 15, 2026
Congress began funding a transportation research center at South Carolina State University in 1998. Twenty-eight years later, most of the project is s...
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The gift of fall as time passes
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Oct 15, 2026
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The king was dead and the monarchy abolished. All political power now rested in the National Convention, and religious authorities ...
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The US cannot lose its energy advantage
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By EDWARD CROSS Chicago Tribune 
Oct 15, 2026
CHICAGO (TNS) — Debate continues across the country on our nation’s energy future. What is our best energy policy going forward? Several factors contr...
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Other Voices: No Kings rally Oct. 17
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 14, 2026
Elections determine the course of the United States. Elections empower politicians to set policies that shape our everyday lives. As voters, we choose...
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Facing challenges with ‘grace for the race’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DEB WUETHRICH 
Oct 14, 2026
How do you react when you know something is coming up that will challenge you? When you realize you will have to face something difficult? I’ve never ...
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Other Voices: My choice for the 15th
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Oct 14, 2026
Living in Potter County means knowing the value of community, but it also means seeing how Washington’s neglect hits our daily lives. From the grocery...
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